AD 2016-04-06

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Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

AD Number
2016-04-06
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. FAA-2015-0681
FR Citation
81 FR 9756

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Boeing Company Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

Latent failures of the equipment cooling system and low pressure environmental control system, in combination with a cargo fire event, could result in smoke in the flight deck and/or main cabin, and possible loss of aircraft control.

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Required Actions

Conduct repetitive testing for correct operation of the equipment cooling system and low pressure environmental control system, and take corrective actions if necessary. For certain airplanes, install new relays and perform wiring changes to the environmental control system.

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Compliance Time

Within 9,000 flight hours from the effective date of the AD.

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Affected Aircraft

The Boeing Company Model 737-600, -700, -700C, -800, -900, and -900ER series airplanes, regardless of whether they have been reconfigured using Boeing Special Attention Service Bulletin 737-26-1122, Revision 1, dated August 13, 2009.

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